When it comes to cop cosplay, try not to look too convincing

When you dress-up in costumes, do you go all out? Careful about the details? Super authentic? If your costume is a police uniform, don’t do what Percy Coleman did.

Coleman kitted himself out in his boys-in-blue best, complete with handgun. Seriously. A handgun. Coleman, through his previous job as a parole officer for the Illinois Department of Corrections, had an Illinois Parole Agent Concealed Carry Weapons Permit. Guessing on what happened to Coleman, it’s likely the Illinois Parole Agent Concealed Carry Weapons Permit does not contain a cosplay clause.

Once he was all dolled-up in his cop finery, Coleman heading to the cafe he owned for a comedy night. Later that night, real police officers showed up at Coleman’s cafe to shut it down for failure to have a business license. Cue the comedy of errors. Cue a lawsuit from Coleman.

Coleman says he identified himself as the owner of the business and told his son to retrieve the cafe’s business license.